Teboho Edkins, director of an open field, tragically lost his brother Max Thabiso Edkins in the catastrophic crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in Ethiopia in 2019. Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 went down in an open farm field in the Gimbichu district of Ethiopia. “In an open field, we learn that dozens of nearby villagers immediately converged on the site to help, and that some stood vigil for a month to protect and preserve the crash area,” notes a synopsis. an open field, meanwhile, is a production of Day Zero Film and Video Productions (South Africa), Day Zero Films UG (Germany), and Survivance (France). The Baddest Speechwriter of All has claimed numerous awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at Sundance, and the Jury Prize for Best Short Documentary and the Audience Award for short doc at the Annapolis Film Festival in Maryland.